Cardano Founder Hints at New ‘Partner Chain’ Collaboration with Algorand: What’s Next for ADA?

• Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s CEO, praised Algorand’s blockchain technology and suggested a partnership for decentralized AI projects.

• The much-anticipated Cardano Chang hard fork has been delayed to September 1, causing concerns within the community.

Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson has expressed a strong interest in Algorand’s blockchain technology, suggesting a potential collaboration focused on decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. This potential collaboration can yield a lot of benefits for both Cardano and Algorand in the growing AI market. 

Under the hood, Algorand's tech combined with a useful proof of work tuned to AI inference would make it the greatest decentralized AI powerhouse our industry has seen. It would be cool to see it become a partnerchain and push Minotaur to its limits. @JohnAlanWoods

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) August 23, 2024

Algorand has been receiving a lot of attention lately, and this has led Charles Hoskinson to express his opinion on the project. Furthermore, he stated that Algorand, in conjunction with a tailored proof of work suitable for AI tasks, could be a promising decentralized AI platform within the crypto market. This recognition from Hoskinson highlights the strategic value he sees in Algorand’s technology, particularly in its application to AI-driven projects.

Hoskinson also suggested that Algorand could be a partner chain to Cardano, a partnership he thinks can harness the full potential of Minotaur, Cardano’s proof-of-stake/proof-of-work multi-asset consensus protocol. Such a partnership could open up new avenues of benefits that would improve blockchain networks, foster innovation, and increase its application in the sphere of AI. 

Algorand CTO Responds Positively to Collaboration Proposal

In response to Hoskinson’s statements, Gary Malouf, the Chief Technical Officer of Algorand Technologies, expressed his interest in the cooperation. Malouf pointed out that previous conversations about the integration of AI capabilities have taken place, which means that there is some level of coordination between the two blockchain networks. 

In response to this exchange, Hoskinson told IOHK’s Chief Technology Officer, Romain Pellerin, to arrange a meeting to discuss the proposed collaboration. Pellerin agreed excitedly, saying that it would be great to have Algorand as a partner chain.

Although this partnership is currently nascent, the conversation between the two blockchain pioneers suggests that the partnership between IBM and Microsoft could lead to a significant integration of AI and blockchain. 

Chang Hard Fork Experiences Another Delay

In another major event, the long-awaited Cardano Chang hard fork has again been delayed, with a new expected launch on the 1st of September. As we previously reported, the initial plan was to take place on August 27, but this shift has caused some concern among the Cardano community.

The Chang hard fork is a vital upgrade that will change the face of Cardano’s governance model, signifying the start of the Voltaire era and paving the way for a completely decentralized and autonomous network. 

Charles Hoskinson complained about the delay, mentioning that even large exchanges like Binance have not yet announced their support for the upgrade. He especially stressed the need to adhere to the timelines, saying that all the parties should hasten their work. 

In addition to the hard fork, there has been a lot of development activity in the project recently, even more than Ethereum in terms of GitHub pull requests. This rise in activity is in line with the ongoing development of the Cardano ecosystem, whereby the developers are still working on new upgrades and projects whose intention is to improve the network.At the time of writing, ADA was trading at $0.379, marking a 2% increase over the past 24 hours.